Public Property
Nominated for Best New Comedy in the 2010 WhatsOnStage Awards, ‘Public Property’ ran at the Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End.
When popular news anchor Geoffrey Hammond is caught by photographers in a rather compromising position, he is forced to come crawling back to his recently-fired publicist Larry to spin him out of what seems like an impossible situation. As the media wait, hungry for the statement on the sex scandal of the century, an unexpected power play unfolds between the two men as they struggle with conscience and imagination, whilst the unavoidable question looms - is all publicity good publicity?
Recently *play of the week* at the Drama Bookshop NYC
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Cast:
Geoff – Robert Daws
Larry - Nigel Harman
Jamie - Steven Webb
On-screen cast:
Harvey Millner - Stephen Fry
TV presenter - Natasha Little
Reporter - Elize du Toit
Director: Hanna Berrigan
Designer: Helen Goddard
Lighting Designer: Emma Chapman
Sound Designer: Steve Mayo
Workshopped in association with Old Vic New Voices.
Produced by Tara Wilkinson on behalf of Whippet Productions.
Minor Irritations
Minor Irritations is a comedy-drama, which poses the question
“Can exes ever be friends?”
After a reading at the Jermyn Street Theatre, it became the first play to be supported by the Pleasance Theatre’s Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund and subsequently premiered at the Edinburgh Festival on the 3rd August 2005. It transferred to the White Bear Theatre in London and was selected for the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival, where it was nominated for 3 awards, including the 2006 Oscar Wilde Award for Writing. It was also performed at the Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford, where it had its final performance on the 26th May 2006.
Cast:
Ben – Sam Peter Jackson
Harriet – Dulcie Lewis
Jay – Luke Evans (London), Nick White (Edinburgh, Dublin, Guildford)
Elliot – Giles Cooper (London), Charlie Tighe (Edinburgh), Paul Revill (Dublin, Guildford)
Directed by Russell Labey
“A sparky four-hander…pin-sharp performances.” The Scotsman
“Exactly what the festival should be for…
For your money, you won’t see anything better!” BBC Online
“A sweet and witty play inspired by Woody Allen’s early comedies...
Quick, witty quips and a strong comedic cast with flashes of genius.” Metro
“Sharp dialogue and good casting…wonderfully witty...
Jackson manages to be both appealing and neurotic – quite a feat.” The Stage
‘Charity’ and 'Where I Used To Live'
@ The Factory’s Round 1 & 2
Sam’s short plays ‘Charity' and 'Where I Used To Live' were included in The Factory’s new writing shows 'Round 1' and 'Round 2', performed at the Electricity Showrooms Hoxton, the Pleasance Theatre and the Hampstead Theatre.
Cast: John Hopkins, Catherine Bailey, Steven Bloomer, Jethro Skinner, Ben Lambert
Directed by Tim Carroll, Louis Scheeder and Alex Hassell
‘Icarus’ @ Britbits 7
Sam’s short play ‘Icarus' was performed as part of BritBits 7
at Manhattan Theater Source, NYC.
"Jackson's witty script explores with deft wordplay and sound exploration what motivates us to be decent citizens of the world."
NYTheatre.com
Cast: Frances Uku & Cailin McDonald
Directed by Stephanie Staes
In Development
Relative Carnage
Sibling rivalry meets the occult in “Relative Carnage”, a farce about a group of dysfunctional siblings who travel to a spa-hotel in Brighton to support their new-age hippie sister as she gives birth to her first child.